Professor Kate Loewenthal
Kate taught psychology at Royal Holloway (formerly Bedford College) for over thirty years, and has also taught in the University of Wales at Bangor, the City University, and Kings College London. Her research has focused on mental health in minority groups in the UK. She is interested in how religious factors can affect mental health. She has been involved in providing and evaluating culture-sensitive mental health services, and is involved in mental health charity and other community work. She has published several books (the last to appear was Religion, Culture and Mental Health: Cambridge) and numerous articles, and edits the journal Mental Health, Religion and Culture.